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    Team SDB Barksdale Air Force Base for Flight Simulator FSX
    Dave
    By Dave,
    Barksdale is home to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), the oldest Bomb Wing in the USAF. The 2nd BW is assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command's"Mighty Eighth" Air Force, of World War II fame. The 2nd BW is equipped with about 44 B-52H Stratofortress bombers among three squadrons - the 11th Bomb Squadron with a gold tail stripe; the 20th Bomb Squadron with a blue tail stripe; and the 96th Bomb Squadron with a red tail stripe. Each unit is represented in this scenery package.   Other aircraft stationed at Barksdale are Air Force Reserve Command units. Among these are the 307th BW/93d BS flying the B-52H with blue and gold checkerboard tail stripes and the 917th Fighter Group/47th Fighter Squadron flying the A-10. Both units are represented among the included AI and static aircraft.   The scenery consists of: Enhanced aerial view ground polygon Seasonally changing ground textures Operational night lighting Full compliment of custom built hangars and support buildings Weapons storage area and technical site Navaids: VOR, NDB, and ILS B-52H Stratofortress bombers by David Bushell Static Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers by David Bushell Static Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II by Alphasim Visiting C-130 (by Henry Tomkiewicz) Visiting C-21 Learjet (by Henry Tomkiewicz) B-52H depart and arrive all through the day. The static aircraft and AI densities are scale-able to suit most systems.   System Requirements Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 Microsoft Flight Simulator X with Service Pack 2 CPU 2.4Ghz or better 2Gb RAM Minimum 512 MB DX9 or DX10 Graphics Card or better 63 MB hard disk space for download, 428 MB for installation DX9 compatible but NOT guaranteed compatible with DX10 Preview   For FSX.   You can buy the terrain for $10.00.   http://www.fspilotshop.com/team-sdb-barksdale-afb-era-p-4645.html  

    DCS World 23 Aug 2013 News Update
    Dave
    By Dave,
    Due to the summer holidays and Gamescon, not much new news to pass along this week. The team is mostly focused on getting the 1.2.6 open beta ready (it is basically in alpha testing now internally). For those that wish to participate in the open beta, we hope these open betas will benefit checking bug fixes in 1.2.6 like more stable network play in particular. The team has also been busy supporting BST with the upcoming beta release DCS: Mi-8MTV2, working on the new flight dynamics for the Su-27S and F-15C, and continued work on engine code.

    Matt  

    MegaSceneryEarth 2.0 California Released
    Dave
    By Dave,
        Fly the entire state - BORDER to BORDER - of California in photoreal detail.

    The third largest state in the USA, California is massive at over 163,695 square miles in size and has 600 airports. You'll see everything that you see in California in real life in the scenery. Imagery is clear and crisp 50 cm source throughout for a stunningly realistic scenery. As an added bonus, we now provide all the VFR and IFR charts in digital PDF format to enable you to get the most out of your scenery. This includes 5 Sectionals, 3 Terminal Area Charts, 7 IFR enroute charts, 3 VFR Flyways Planning Charts and a 1046 page book of Instrument Approach plates, Airport Diagrams, SIDs and STARs, and an Airport Facility Directory. The charts are downloadable along with your scenery files.

    Some of the cities and landmarks you'll get to enjoy as you explore California include: Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose,  Fresno, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Stockton, Palm Springs Lakes & Water Bodies: Lake Tahoe, Salton Sea, Owens Lake, Searles Lake, 840 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline Mountains & Hills: Mt Whitney (14,452 ft), Sierra Nevada, Mount Williamson, White Mountain Peak, Crooks Peak, Mount Shasta, Mount Russell, Split Mountain and a total of 50 peaks above 13,500 ft. State Parks & National Forests: Angeles National Forest, Cleveland National Forest, Eldorado National Forest, Inyo National Forest, Klamath National Forest, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Area, Lassen National Forest, Los Padres National Forest, Mendocino National Forest, Modoc National Forest, Plumas National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Sierra National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest, Tahoe National Forest Major Rivers: Sacramento River, San Joaquin River, Colorado River Deserts: Mojave, Colorado, Great Basin Islands: San Clemente, Catalina, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, Satna Barbara, San Nicholas Discover the rest of it all for yourself! There's a LOT to see in this massive state!   THIS TITLE COMES WITH A FULL SET OF FAA AERONAUTICAL CHARTS FOR California IN PDF FORMAT.   Here's what you get (download links for charts will be given to you with your product download): SECTIONAL CHARTS: Klamath Falls, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco TERMINAL AREA CHARTS: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco VFR FLYWAYS PLANNING CHARTS: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco LOW ALTITUDE IFR CHARTS: ELUS-01/ELUS-02, ELUS-03/ELUS-04, ELUS-05/ELUS-06, ELUS-07/ELUS-08, ELUS-09/ELUS-10, ELUS-11/ELUS-12 HIGH ALTITUDE IFR CHARTS: EHUS-03/EHUS-04 AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY: A FULLY INDEXED 150 PAGE PDF BOOKLET APPROACH CHARTS & AIRPORT DIAGRAMS: A FULLY INDEXED 1046 PAGE PDF BOOKLET   You can purchase MegaSceneryEarth 2.0 California for $99.95   http://www.megasceneryearth.com/store/cart.php?target=product&product_id=805&category_id=164        

    We NEED You!
    Erik
    By Erik,
    CombatACE is looking for some journalism staff that enjoy doing small write ups, reviews of products, and interviews with community members. Finding someone for the key roll of editor in chief is a critical component to our future. If you are interested in performing this very important role and have time on your hands I'd like to discuss a future with you. Please PM me directly and let's find a place to showcase your talents. All interested will be considered.    

    Flight Replicas Curtiss P-40N Warhawk / KittyHawk IV Complete Now Available
    Dave
    By Dave,
    Are you ready to fly one of the most historic and famous Allied fighters of WWII? Ready to explore the performance boundaries and dangers of training? Ready for some low-level dog fighting, fighter-bomber missions, long-range ferry missions, ground strafing? And ready to fly these missions in any climate on Earth, in any season? Then these aircraft are for you. Outstanding as a close ground support aircraft, the P-40 somehow gained a post-war reputation as a mediocre design as an air superiority fighter. Modern research has shown that the P-40 in reality performed surprisingly well in this regard, too, taking a very heavy toll of enemy aircraft, including when flown against the lightweight and maneuverable Japanese fighters like the Oscar and Zero.   Later versions, such as the N version of this package, were the most capable. Climb performance was still below average, and performance above 15,000 feet lagged behind many other fighters, but manouverability at mid to low level was truly excellent, dive acceleration was good and dive speed was excellent. The highest-scoring P-40 ace, Clive Caldwell (RAAF), who claimed 22 of his 28½ kills in the type, said that the P-40 had "almost no vices."   The P-40 tolerated harsh conditions in the widest possible variety of climates, from the heat and humidity of the Pacific to the dust and sand of the North African deserts to the Arctic conditions of Alaska and Russia. It was a semi-modular design and thus easy to overhaul and repair, including in the field. Although it lacked many of the aircraft innovations of the later War fighters, it made up for this with a strong structure including a five-spar wing, which enabled P-40s to even go so far as to survive several midair collisions (some intentional). Caldwell said P-40s "would take a tremendous amount of punishment, violent aerobatics as well as enemy action." Operational range was good by early war standards, and was almost double that of the Supermarine Spitfire or Messerschmitt Bf 109, although this was quickly overtaken my newer aircraft types.   The P-40 offered the additional advantage of low cost, which kept it in production as a ground-attack aircraft and a trainer long after it was obsolete as a fighter. More N's were built than any other P-40 variant, some 5,215 in all. The last rolled off of the production line in Buffalo, NY, on November 30, 1944. As of 2013, it was reported that some 72 P-40's were still in existence (25 of those being N models), with 31 of those (10 N) being airworthy.   This package contains 12 models, with 3 different VC's: Standard P-40N late model (the most produced version) Fighter Bomber, with 250 lb and 500 lb bombs. Long Range Ferry (or escort), with three 50 gal. drop tanks Bare metal versions (some with paint stripped in the field) Bare metal fresh from the factory Mid-production aircraft bare metal aircraft Bendix-equipped for radio navigation Early lightweight 4-gun, with classic early 'birdcage' canopy Later lightweight 4-gun, with standard N model canopy Later lightweight 6-gun, with standard N model canopy Unarmed but otherwise complete, training model Stripped and unarmed, very lightweight training model A few of the features: Highly refined flight dynamics: can and must be flown 'by the book'; Airspeed effects flight control effectiveness; Realistic inertial starter sequence on aircraft with on-board starter (late versions); Working weapons system, including accurate rate of fire and number of rounds; Accurate orange tracer rounds; Working collimated gunsight; Working recognition light system; Bendix on-board navigation system; Twelve different models; Twenty two different researched paint schemes; Accurate and challenging ground-handling characteristics; Photo luminescent gauges; Spotlight cockpit lighting; Individual gauge lighting where applicable; Droppable drop tanks, that removes weight and fuel from the aircraft.cfg for realistic performance change; Droppable bombs, 250 lb and 500 lb, that remove weight from the aircraft.cfg for realistic performance change; Can select either fuselage or wing hard points for drops; Fully selectable fuel system; Accurate engine performance; Working oxygen breather gauge; Canopy can be jettisoned; Working emergency gear extension; 32 page Manual; Paint kit and Manual included, in the main aircraft folder.   Price is $42.95  

    DCS World 16 Aug 2013 News Update
    Dave
    By Dave,
    The past week, most of the team has been occupied with:

    1- FC3 bugs
    2- Supporting UH-1H and Mi-8MTV2
    3- Various system changes that span multiple modules
    4- Rendering engine
    5- Steam and Gamefly launch

    A new update was released today (1.2.5.16508.227), but the only change is that it provides compatibility with the release of DCS World and modules on Gamefly.

    In the near future we will be building the first 1.2.6 branch. For those that care to take part, this will be available as open beta in the near future. Later, 1.2.6 will feature the Mi-8MTV2 beta.

    New Work in Progress video of wingtip vortices and engine smoke:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsILOlhheTM

    New A-10A: DCS Flaming Cliffs / Flaming Cliffs 3 video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v8GBbNN_Mk

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